Benutzer:Prügelprinz/Attack on Snake Island
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Vorlage:Short description Vorlage:About Vorlage:Use dmy dates Vorlage:Infobox military conflict On 24 February 2022, the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Snake Island, a Ukrainian island in the Black Sea also known as Zmiinyi Island, was attacked and captured by the Russian Navy, along with its entire garrison.
The attack was widely publicized when an audio clip of Russian cruiser Moskva hailing the island's garrison over the radio demanding their surrender and being told "Russian warship, go fuck yourself" (Vorlage:Lang-rus) in response went viral, along with initial inaccurate reports of the garrison's deaths.Vorlage:Update inline[1][2] Later on, it emerged that a civilian search and rescue ship trying to evacuate the soldiers was also captured along with the garrison. The ship, its crew, and at least one soldier were subsequently freed in prisoner exchanges.